WWI 126th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF

WWI 126th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Pickled brass, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, 46.6 mm x 47 mm, intact lugs and pin, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Peel, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.J. Hamilton with a strength of 32 officers and 822 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 109th and 116th Infantry Battalions and the 8th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded September 15, 1920.

WWI 8th Reserve Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Pickled brass, unmarked, 35.5 mm x 38 mm, intact lugs, residue in the recessed areas from cleaning, near extremely fine. Footnote: As the Canadian Expeditionary Force continued to increase in size, it became necessary to establish a Reserve Force from which replacements could be drawn to strengthen the battalions and corps of the four Canadian Divisions operating in the field. The bulk of Infantry Battalions raised for the CEF went into these Reserve Battalions which were stationed in France and England. The strength of each Reserve Battalion was set at 2,000 all ranks with individual unit identities preserved. A total of twenty-six Reserve Battalions existed within the Canadian Corps.

WWI 65th Infantry Battalion "Saskatchewan Battalion" Cap Badge - Pickled brass, unmarked, 37.5 mm x 45 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine.Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan and Manitoba under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Battalion sailed June 18, 1916 with a strength of 33 officers and 1,040 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel N. Lang. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 44th, 48th, 54th and 72nd Battalions. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.

A Rare Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force Cap Badge - Badges Enlisted Man's version. Browning copper, 29 mm x 44 mm, intact lugs, quality made, crisp detail, high relief, very fine condition. Footnote: On July 12, 1918, the Chief of the General Staff was directed to form a Brigade Headquarters, two Infantry Battalions, a Field Artillery Battery, a Machine-Gun Company and certain other troops for service in Siberia. With a British Battalion joining the Canadians in Siberia, the contingent would be known as the "Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force". An advance party of 600 "all ranks" sailed from Vancouver on October 11, 1918. The force was under the command of Major-General J.H. Elmsley. The last Canadian troops left Vladivostock, Russia on June 5, 1919. The Battalion was disbanded September 15, 1920.

WWI 129th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Browning copper, unmarked, very crisp detail, 44 mm x 52 mm, horizontal pinback, light contact, in better than very fine condition. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Wentworth, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Dundas, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.E.S. Knowles with a strength of 32 officers and 807 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 123rd and 124th Infantry Battalions and the 12th Reserve Battalion.